SMILA is an open source Eclipse project initiated in 2008 that provides a framework for processing and accessing unstructured information and ontologies. It includes ready-to-use components like data connectors and search integration. The SMILA architecture connects various data sources and clients through a central SMILA hub using interfaces for management, operation, and monitoring. The project's roadmap includes adding features like bulk data operations, clustering, and BPEL process debugging.

1. The Integration Framework
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2. What is SMILA?
• SeMantic Information Logistics Architecture
• Eclipse Open Source Project: www.eclipse.org/smila
• Initiated in January 2008 by Empolis GmbH and brox IT Solutions
GmbH
• In June 2008 DFKI GmbH joined the project
• Currently in incubation phase
• Published third milestone M3 on July 31, 2009
• 1.0 will follow by the end of the year
• 10 committer

3. What does SMILA provide?
• Framework for processing and accessing of
unstructured information and ontologies
• Ready-to-use add-on components
(e.g. data source connectors & search engine integration)
• Interfaces for management,
operation and monitoring

4. Data Source
Connectors
Ontology Message
Service Queue
SMILA
Persistence Business
Services Services
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5. SMILA Architecture
Data
Agent Source
1. Content
2. Metadata
3. Security Info
Clients
OSGi Delta
Crawler Indexing
Store
Connectivity Blackboard Load
Balancing
Router Record
Store
JMS
Queue 11
Queue 1 OSGi
OSGi
Queue OSGi
Binary APIs
Store
OSGi
OSGi
Listener OSGi Search Service
BPEL 1 Ontology BPEL 1
Store
Blackboard Blackboard
Service A Service D
Service B Service E
Service
Service C Service F
Specific
Store

6. Project plan
• 2009-03 Version 0.5 M1
– Basic architecture settled and implemented
– Simple search application available
– Diverse connectors (File System, Web, DB)
– Incremental update
– Conception and implementation of search APIs
– Implementation of the security concept
– Ontology Service (introduction of semantic layer)
• 2009-05 Version 0.5 M2
– Compound management
– More connectors (RSS & Atom)

7. Project plan (cont.)
• 2009-07 Version 0.5 M3
– Bulk operations (increasing the data throughput)
– More connectors (XML, Job file)
– Alternative binary storage implementation (based on JPA)
• 2009-12 Version 1.0 – Release 1.0
– Completed IP process
– Full GA release of SMILA

8. Project plan (cont.)
• 2010-02 Version 1.1 – M1
– Cluster readiness (remote communication between
components)
– Web Service API support
– General configuration management
– BPEL editor extensions
– Concept for debugging of BPEL processes

9. Demo!

10. www.eclipse.org/smila
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